Political Science Programs and Courses

Political Science

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

• •  Political Science, BA

Bachelor of Science

• •  Political Science, American Government, Law & Policy, BS
• •  Political Science, BS
• •  Political Science, International Relations & Comparative Politics, BS

Minor

• •  Civic Engagement Minor
• •  International Relations Minor
• •  Political Science Minor
• •  Public Policy and Public Administration Minor

Courses

Civic Engagement

• •  CIV 101 Intoduction to Civic Engagement
• •  CIV 501 Directed Field Experience in Civic Engagement
• •  CIV 502 Directed Study in Civic Engagement

First Year Seminar

• •  FYPO 100 First Year Seminar - Political Science

Political Science

• •  POL 101 Understanding the Political World
• •  POL 110H Honors Understanding the Political World
• •  POL 201 Introduction to American Politics
• •  POL 219 Introduction to Public Policy
• •  POL 231 Introduction to Political Theory
• •  POL 251 Introduction to International Relations
• •  POL 271 Introduction to Comparative Politics
• •  POL 300R Introduction to Research in Political Science
• •  POL 303 Grassroots Politics
• •  POL 304 Environmental Politics
• •  POL 305 Theories of Political Power
• •  POL 306 Political Communication
• •  POL 309 Introduction to Feminist Theory
• •  POL 310 The United States Congress
• •  POL 311 Modern American Conservatism
• •  POL 312 American State and Local Government
• •  POL 313 American Political Parties
• •  POL 314 The American Presidency
• •  POL 315 Public Administration
• •  POL 316 The American Judicial System
• •  POL 318 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
• •  POL 319 Public Policy Analysis
• •  POL 327 Race and American Politics
• •  POL 328 Immigration and U.S. Politics
• •  POL 331 Issues in American Politics and Policy
• •  POL 333 Gender, Law and Policy
• •  POL 340 American Foreign Policy
• •  POL 352 Issues in International Relations
• •  POL 354 International Cooperation and Governance
• •  POL 355 The Sixties and Its Contemporary Legacies
• •  POL 356 International Security and Conflict Resolution
• •  POL 359 Terrorism and Political Violence
• •  POL 360 International Relations and the Global Economy
• •  POL 362 Globalization and Geopolitics in the 21st Century
• •  POL 370 Nationalism, Ethnic Identity and Genocide
• •  POL 371 Women in Politics
• •  POL 372 European Politics
• •  POL 374 Politics of India
• •  POL 375 Politics of the Middle East
• •  POL 377 Chinese Politics
• •  POL 378 The VIetnam War and Its Contemporary Legacies
• •  POL 379 Politics of the Developing Countries
• •  POL 380 Latin American Politics
• •  POL 383 African Politics
• •  POL 384 Democracy and Dictatorship
• •  POL 385 Politics in Fiction and Film
• •  POL 400 Capstone Seminar in Political Science
• •  POL 412 Model United Nations
• •  POL 413 Mentorship for Model United Nations Seminar
• •  POL 415 U.S. Study-Travel Seminar in Political Science
• •  POL 500 Directed Study in Political Science
• •  POL 520 Internship in Politics
• •  POL 600H Honors Directed Study in Political Science